Bag rack



e. w. ALLEN. BAG RACK.

APPLICATION FILED IULY19.1921.

1,41 1,895. Pat nted Apr. 4, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. it

GEORGE WESLEY ALLEN, 0F POCATELLO, IDAHO.

BAG RACK.

Application filed July 19,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE'W. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pocatello, in the county of Bannock and State ofIdaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a bag rack.

The object of the invention is to provide a rack of the above character adapted for suspending a plurality of different size bags such as employed by grocers for retailing different commodities.

It is a further object of the invention that the bags supported by the rack be easily, and individually detached therefrom by the grocer, and that likewise other bags may be quickly and easily positioned for retaining a bag supply. 7

It is also an object of the invention to associate means with the rack for supporting a ball of twine in such a manner that twine for tying the bags will be in convenient reach of the grocer. I

Other objects will hereinafter appear 'in the detail description to follow.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which 2- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a bag rack constructed in accordance with the present invention when suspended from the ceiling of a store,

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the rack showing the supporting bar in cross section,

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation and of the central portion of the rack.

Figure 4 is a detail view illustrating the manner in which the bag supporting members are connected to the supporting bar.

Referring to the drawings more particularly, 10 indicates a wooden strip which is secured to the ceiling of a store as shown and which is provided adjacent each of its ends with a hook 1 1, each hook having connected therewith a chain 12. The lower ends of the chains 12 are suitably connected to a supporting bar 13. The supporting bar has secured thereto a plurality of L-shaped members 14, said members having their horizontal portions formed with a longltudinal slot 15 through which a bolt 16 may extend, and said bolts in turn extending through suitable openings formed in the bar 13, and each bolt carrying upon its upper end a wing nut 17 by which the L-shaped members may be sospecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

1921. Serial No. 485,875.

cured in positions The L-sha'ped members are arranged longitudinally of the bar 13 and equally spaced as shown. As is obvious the slots 15 permit the distance between adjacent pairs of themembers to be adjusted when so desired; Each vertical portion or the L-shaped members 1 1 is provided upon one edge thereof with a plurality of inclined slots 18 which are adapted to receive a pin 19. The pins 19 are each provided with a pointed end as at 20; also each pin is formed with a collar or washer as at 21 which is in spaced relation with its-head 22. The collar 21 and head 22 are spaced'sothat they may receive therebetween the thickness of the L- shaped member 1 1 and thereby permitting the pins to be positioned as shown.

The chains 12.are.connected by the means of a chain 23 having a ring 24 occurring atv a point intermediate its ends. Upon the bar 13 there .is secured an inverted Vshaped member generally indicated by the reference numeral 25, said member being adapted to receive a ball of" twine as indicated at 26. As, is shown the twine may. be extended through the ring 24 ofthechain 23 and the end disposed beneath the, bar 13 within convenient reach of the grocer.

Also itywill beseen thatcthe bar. 13 .is formed at each of. its ends with. a hook shaped portion 27.

In the use of the present device the same is positioned as shown in Figure l and the pins 19 are then used for supporting a multiplicity of bags between each of the adjacent pairs of the L-shaped members 1 1, as shown at 28. The pins 19 are extended through the tops of the bags so that the bags may be individually detached therefrom by exerting a slight pull upon the lower end of the same.

Also it may be mentioned that the bags placed adjacent one end of the bar 1.3 may be of the largest size ordinarily used, while those carried between the succeeding pins toward the other end of the bar would decrease in size in successive order and thereby provide for the grocer any size of bag desired. With-respect to the hook shaped portions 27 these may be utilized to r supporting a plurality-of the so called carry all bags, if so desired. 7

The bags are so arranged that the lower ends thereof are disposed in a single horizontal plane as shown in Figure 1, and thus making it more convenient for the grocer to select the bag wished.

I claim:

1. A rack of the character described, comprising in combination, a bar, means for supporting the bar in a horizontal plane, a plurality of supporting arms extending downwardly from said supportin bar, said arms being arranged in spaced re ation 1ongitudinally of the bar and said arms having their similar edges provided with a plurality of inclined and superposed notches, a

in for each adjacent pair of arms, each pin ing adapted to pierce a multiplicity of sacks and also adapted for havingits ends disposed within the notches in said arms,

whereby said arms may sup art the pins and seeks arranged thereon, an said notches be ing also adapted to permit "thepins to be raised or lowered so that sacks of difierent lengths may be supported and arranged so that the lower ends of the sacks will be disposed in a single plane.

2. A rack of the character described, comprising in combination, a bar, means for sus pending thebar,.a plurality of supporting arms extending downwardly from said supporting bar, each supporting arm consisting in an L-shaped member having its horizontal ortion slotted and a bolt extending t rough the slot" and through an opening in .the bar, whereby the L- shaped member may be secured to the supporting bar and also adapted to permit the L-shaped member to be adjusted longitudinally of the supporting bar, and the vertical portions of each L'-shaped member havin their similar ed as provided with a plura ity of superpose inclined notches, a pin for each adjacentpair of supporting arms,

said pin in each instance being adapted to pierce a multiplicity of sacks and also adapted to have its ends disposed within the notches of the associated arms, and said pins being further adapted to be adjustably raised or lowered for supporting sacks of different lengths so that the lower ends thereof may be disposed in a single plane.

3. A rack of theoharacter described, co1n prising in combination, a bar, means for suspending the bar, a plurality of supporting arms extending downwardly from saidsapporting bar, each supporting arm consisting in an L-shaped member having its horizontal portion slotted and a bolt extending through the slot and through an opening in the bar, whereby the L-shaped member may be secured to the supporting bar and also adapted to permit the L-shaped member to be ad justed longitudinally of the supporting bar, the vertical portions of each L-shaped member having their similar edges provided with a plurality of superposed inclined notches, a pin for each adjacent pair of supporting arms, said pin in each instance being adapted to pierce a multiplicity of sacks and also adapted tohare its ends disposed torwardly within the notches of the associated arms, and said pins being further adapted to he adjustably raised or lowered for supporting sacks of' difi'erent lengths so that the lower ends thereof may be disposed in a single plane, a head for each pin, a collar formed adjacent thereto and adapted to receive the thickness of the verticalportion of the associated L-shaped member between the collar andshead whereby the pins will be held against longitudinal movement.

GEORGE WESLEY ALLEN. 

